Hooky

Hooky is a fantasy adventure webcomic written and illustrated by Catalan author . Originally serialized as a webtoon on Naver Corporation's Webtoon app from 2015 to 2020, Hooky was eventually released in print by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2021. The series follows two young twin witches from a powerful family, Dani and Dorian Wytte. After missing the bus to magic school, they eventually get wrapped up in a prophesied war between witches and humans. The webcomic began on Webtoon's user-published service Challenge League, now called Canvas. Bonastre Tur developed it from a doodle of two twin witches while in art school, in order to enter Challenge League's first competition for formal publication. Though she did not win, Hooky was eventually selected for release as a Webtoon Original in April 2015. The webtoon has seen largely positive reviews since its release, with praise for its characters and art style. The graphic novel release of Hooky placed on The New York Times Best Seller list in October 2021. Plot The story follows main characters Daniela "Dani" and Dorian Wytte, two 12-year-old witches who miss the bus to magic school. Rather than returning home, the pair opts to find a mentor, initially selecting their Aunt Hilde. After failing the mission given to them by their aunt, however, the pair begins to search for a new mentor. On a train, the kids meet Nico, a rambunctious non-magical boy who lives with a soothsayer named Pendragon. Nico convinces the Wyttes to meet Pendragon, who in turn agrees to take the kids on as students. Monica, the princess of the kingdom, eventually joins as a fourth student. Initially seeking Pendragon as soothsayer while on a journey to save her captured fiancé Prince William, she decides living with the witch is more worthwhile to her quest.